MEAL Coodinator (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning)

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Support the process of ensuring that child safeguarding and child protection mainstreaming are integrated into all M&E frameworks through measurable output and outcome indicators; and support the process of piloting and scaling up local level beneficiary complaints’ mechanisms in relation to staff conduct, with an emphasis on the Child Safeguarding Policy and measure to prevent sexual exploitation of women and children.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Mother and Child Friendly Plantations programme facilitated the development and adoption of a child protection policy by 4 tea companies in Sri Lanka and supported quality improvement of early childhood education in the pilot estates. The programme also facilitated the establishment of government led community based child protection mechanisms in pilot estates nominated by the companies. In the upcoming phase, the programme aims to work with at least 6 tea companies and facilitate the adoption of a child protection policy and demonstrating the operationalization of the child protection standards at one pilot estate per new company. The programme will also promote quality improvement of ECCD in central province. In addition to the Mother and Child Friendly Plantations Programme, the post-holder will also be responsible for supporting the implementation of the MEAL plan for add-on pilot projects to the Mother and Child Friendly Plantations programme.

The MEAL Coordinator will ensure the effective implementation of the MEAL plan and coordinating regular and timely data collection, using monitoring tools developed for the projects. The postholder will also facilitate a quarterly review of quality benchmarks set and provide feedback to the project team. The MEAL Coordinator will also update the Indicator Performance Tracking Table and provide feedback to the project team on progress made towards the project workplan. The MEAL Coordinator will support Senior Programme Manager, in ensuring case studies for the project are developed at a regular interval and that the project bi-annual and annual reports have the required data and project information. The MEAL Coordinator will ensure accountability mechanism is in place and that there is follow up on the feedback received through these mechanisms. The MEAL Coordinator will support the project team in ensuring that project activities follow Save the Children programming principles and approaches, and improve the wellbeing of the target estate communities.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Senior Manager – Programme

Staff reporting to this post: N/A

Budget Responsibilities: N/A

Role Dimensions: The roleholder is required to work closely with the project team, in ensuring that the monitoring tools are effectively utilized to collect quality and regular project data. Therefore, strong communication, networking skills and ability to deliver results as planned are required.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Monitoring

Ensure effective implementation of MEAL plan

Ensure regular data collection, using monitoring tools and that compiled monthly reports are shared with project team for the progress review discussions

Ensure Indicator Performance Tracking table of the projects is regularly updated, in consultation with the programme team

Ensure quality of the data by random verifications and validations

Provide technical support on MEAL and evidence-based recommendations to the programme

Ensure that implementation of field activities adheres to SCI monitoring and evaluation system

Record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way

Assist the Senior Managers – Programme and MEAL, in developing quality benchmarks for the project

Evaluation

Assist Senior Managers – Programme and MEAL, in developing and conducting the baseline and endline survey

Learning

Assist Senior Programme Manager in developing learning agenda for the project, with the support of the Senior Manager MEAL

Coordinate quarterly team progress meetings and analyse and present findings based on regular monitoring data

Assist Senior Manager Programme, in organizing bi-annual reflection workshops, with the support of the Senior Manager MEAL

Participate actively in and contribute towards project planning process on the ground

Support project team in aligning project activities with cross-cutting themes (gender, disability)

Support project team in developing the progress reports/data reports

Support project team, in dealing with any other tasks as may be required

Any other responsibilities assigned by the supervisor

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

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